New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 28:5
5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
1 Samuel 28:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
- New International Version (NIV)When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Context of 1 Samuel 28:5
3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land. 4So the Philistines assembled and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they camped in Gilboa. When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly. 6So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, either in dreams, or by the Urim, or by the prophets. 7Then Saul said to his servants, “Find for me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor.”
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וַיַּ֥רְא שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּרָ֕א וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד לִבּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:5
- Job 15:21Sounds of terror are in his ears; While he is at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
- Job 18:11All around sudden terrors frighten him, And harass him at every step.
- Psalms 48:5They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.
- Psalms 73:19How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
- Proverbs 10:24What the wicked fears will come upon him, But the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Isaiah 7:2When it was reported to the house of David, saying, “The Arameans have taken a stand by Ephraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake from the wind.
- Isaiah 21:3For this reason my loins are full of anguish; Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor. I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
- Daniel 5:6Then the king’s face became pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints loosened and his knees began knocking together.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When Saul saw - He saw from the superiority of his enemies, from the state of his army, and especially from his own state towards God, that he had every thing to fear.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-14Saul consulted the dead, a practice forbidden by God’s law (see Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Sa 28:1-6. Achish's Confidence in David. 1. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel--The death of Samuel, the general dissatisfaction with Saul, and the absence of David, instigated the cupidity of those restless enemies of Israel. Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle--This was evidently to try him. Achish, however, seems to have thought he had gained the confidence…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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